Independência weather in February

In February, Independência sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 108 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Independência's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Independência's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 108 mm; 15.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:51 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Independência is settlement in Independencia, Ceara, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Independência reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

How February really feels in Independência

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Independência weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	109	13.5	12.3	3.4
Feb	31° / 23°	108	15.4	12.2	3.5
Mar	31° / 22°	152	19.1	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 22°	122	17.3	11.9	3.9
May	30° / 22°	61	9.7	11.8	4.8
Jun	31° / 22°	22	3.3	11.7	5.5
Jul	31° / 21°	12	1.9	11.7	5.5
Aug	33° / 21°	5	0.5	11.8	4.9
Sep	34° / 22°	1	0.3	12	4.2
Oct	34° / 23°	12	0.6	12.1	3.6
Nov	34° / 23°	6	1.1	12.2	3.4
Dec	34° / 23°	23	4	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	37
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	64	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Independência gets around 108 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	51
8	52
9	53
10	54
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Muggy (%)	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46
Oppressive (%)	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	12	51	35
2	2	12	52	34
3	2	12	52	34
4	2	11	53	34
5	2	11	53	34
6	2	11	53	34
7	1	10	54	35
8	1	10	54	35
9	1	9	54	36
10	1	9	52	38
11	1	8	52	39
12	1	8	51	40
13	1	7	51	41
14	1	7	50	42
15	1	6	50	43
16	1	5	50	44
17	0	5	49	45
18	0	5	49	46
19	0	5	48	47
20	0	4	48	48
21	0	5	47	48
22	0	5	47	48
23	0	5	47	48
24	0	5	47	48
25	0	5	46	48
26	0	6	46	48
27	0	6	46	48
28	0	6	46	48

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:48	6:02
2	12.2	5:48	6:02
3	12.2	5:48	6:02
4	12.2	5:49	6:02
5	12.2	5:49	6:02
6	12.2	5:49	6:02
7	12.2	5:49	6:02
8	12.2	5:49	6:02
9	12.2	5:50	6:02
10	12.2	5:50	6:02
11	12.2	5:50	6:02
12	12.2	5:50	6:01
13	12.2	5:50	6:01
14	12.2	5:50	6:01
15	12.2	5:51	6:01
16	12.2	5:51	6:01
17	12.2	5:51	6:01
18	12.2	5:51	6:01
19	12.2	5:51	6:00
20	12.2	5:51	6:00
21	12.1	5:51	6:00
22	12.1	5:51	6:00
23	12.1	5:51	6:00
24	12.1	5:51	5:59
25	12.1	5:51	5:59
26	12.1	5:51	5:59
27	12.1	5:51	5:58
28	12.1	5:51	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Independência

In seasonPeak

In February, Independência sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Independência's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Independência?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Independência.

What to pack for Independência in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Independência sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Independência in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Independência peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Independência?

Independência sits at 5.4°S, 40.3°W, 341 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Crateús, 47 km away.

Topography around Independência

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Independência.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Independência has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m.

The land around Independência is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

shrubs 63%

16 km

299 m

shrubs 69%

80 km

889 m

shrubs 74%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← January Independência year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Crateús 47 km · Novo Oriente 54 km · Tamboril 63 km · Pedra Branca 66 km · Quiterianópolis 66 km · São João dos Inhamuns 67 km · Tauá 67 km · Boa Viagem 70 km

Brazil travel facts

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Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Independência (-5.3964°, -40.3086°, elevation 341 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	51
8	52
9	53
10	54
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	12	51	35
2	2	12	52	34
3	2	12	52	34
4	2	11	53	34
5	2	11	53	34
6	2	11	53	34
7	1	10	54	35
8	1	10	54	35
9	1	9	54	36
10	1	9	52	38
11	1	8	52	39
12	1	8	51	40
13	1	7	51	41
14	1	7	50	42
15	1	6	50	43
16	1	5	50	44
17	0	5	49	45
18	0	5	49	46
19	0	5	48	47
20	0	4	48	48
21	0	5	47	48
22	0	5	47	48
23	0	5	47	48
24	0	5	47	48
25	0	5	46	48
26	0	6	46	48
27	0	6	46	48
28	0	6	46	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	51
8	52
9	53
10	54
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	12	51	35
2	2	12	52	34
3	2	12	52	34
4	2	11	53	34
5	2	11	53	34
6	2	11	53	34
7	1	10	54	35
8	1	10	54	35
9	1	9	54	36
10	1	9	52	38
11	1	8	52	39
12	1	8	51	40
13	1	7	51	41
14	1	7	50	42
15	1	6	50	43
16	1	5	50	44
17	0	5	49	45
18	0	5	49	46
19	0	5	48	47
20	0	4	48	48
21	0	5	47	48
22	0	5	47	48
23	0	5	47	48
24	0	5	47	48
25	0	5	46	48
26	0	6	46	48
27	0	6	46	48
28	0	6	46	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	49
5	49
6	50
7	51
8	52
9	53
10	54
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	60
19	60
20	59
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	12	51	35
2	2	12	52	34
3	2	12	52	34
4	2	11	53	34
5	2	11	53	34
6	2	11	53	34
7	1	10	54	35
8	1	10	54	35
9	1	9	54	36
10	1	9	52	38
11	1	8	52	39
12	1	8	51	40
13	1	7	51	41
14	1	7	50	42
15	1	6	50	43
16	1	5	50	44
17	0	5	49	45
18	0	5	49	46
19	0	5	48	47
20	0	4	48	48
21	0	5	47	48
22	0	5	47	48
23	0	5	47	48
24	0	5	47	48
25	0	5	46	48
26	0	6	46	48
27	0	6	46	48
28	0	6	46	48